Yetech Damalaevy

Yetech Damalaevy (19 August 1809-22 September 1847) was the leader of the failed 1847 Derbent uprising against the Russian Empire.

Biography
Yetech Damalaevy was born on 19 August 1809 in Derbend, Persia (now Derbent, Russia) to a Sunni Muslim family. Damalaevy worked as a tanner and hunter for years, but he was put out of business by Russian merchants when the Russian Empire began to send more of its workers into Dagestan during the mid-19th century. Damalaevy decided to work together with militant members of the Dagestani aristocracy and public to plan an uprising against Russia, and he had the support of several citizens in Derbent. In September 1847, Damalaevy and his insurgents launched the failed 1847 Derbent uprising against Russian authority, and Damalaevy was among the 504 North Caucasians to die in the suppression of the revolt.